entomology

Fruit flies were given the choice between nutritious, bitter food and a not bitter food containing fewer calories

Risk of mosquito-borne pathogen spreading to the country will increase as temperatures rise, say scientists

Recent study measured for the first time how much nectar is produced in urban areas and discovered residential gardens accounted for the vast majority

Researchers urge UK to keep EU ban on neonicotinoid insecticides that have detrimental effects on pollinators

Discovery marks the first report of a specialized metabolite with broad geographic distribution produced by ant-associated bacteria

An international team of scientists has uncovered how a bio-pesticide works against spider mites while sparing their natural predators

Novel organisms moving into a new habitat could disturb the ecological balance which has been established over a long period

On the small islands that lie halfway between Antarctica and continents like Australia, almost all the insects have lost the ability to fly

Scientists report that cowpeas harbor receptors on the surface of their cells that can detect a compound in caterpillar saliva and initiate anti-herbivore defenses

Recent research outlines barriers to eating climate-friendly black soldier fly larvae as a protein alternative for humans